fed up
Example Sentences
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On the latest round of strikes, he said: "People and patients are understandably fed up."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
He’s not wrong; people are righteously fed up.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Many are fed up with the one-party political system, but debate what might replace it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
"Everybody wants this to be resolved," summed up an EU diplomat, saying fellow capitals were "more or less fed up" with the Hungarian leader's behaviour.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
My gran still tells the story of when I was three years old and, fed up with being a prisoner, I dug a hole under the gate in the driveway, wriggled through, and ran off.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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